AceShowbiz - Following his dramatic departure from "Celebrity Big Brother UK", Mickey Rourke addressed his "inappropriate language" and "unacceptable behavior" that led to his exit. The 72-year-old former boxer admitted to having a "short fuse."

In an episode airing Sunday, April 13, Rourke referred to himself as a "work in progress." He confessed, "I stepped over the line. I take responsibility for doing the wrong thing. I lost my temper, and I've been trying to work on it my whole life."

The trouble began almost immediately when Rourke made his entrance on the show, starting with his overly-friendly interaction with host AJ Odudu before he later made homophobic remarks about fellow housemate JoJo Siwa and got into a heated exchange with another contestant Chris Hughes.

Rourke's controversy was not limited to the U.K. reality show. Just before he was booted from the show, former co-star Bella Thorne took to social media to accuse him of misconducts on set of their 2020 movie "Girl".

"He's supposed to take a metal grinder to my knee cap and instead he used it on my genitals thru my jeans. Hitting them over and over again," Thorne recalled one particular unpleasant experience with Rourke. "So many gross stories of things he made me go through on that movie."

When Mickey Rourke made offensive comments about JoJo Siwa, he was only given a formal warning. It wasn't until Bella Thorne stepped forward with her damning allegations and Rourke repeatedly showed inappropriate conducts that the producers decided to kick him out.

In his remorseful confession, Rourke expressed regret and recognized his shortcomings. "I'm ashamed of myself for losing it for a few seconds there," he said, emphasizing his ongoing battle with self-control and anger.

While he owned up to his mistakes on the reality show, his rep vehemently denied the accusations launched by Bella Thorne. "These allegations are extremely serious. Mr. Rourke adamantly denies any intentional misconduct," they said.